Receptacle



A. GRAN RECEPTAQLE May'.- 3, 1927.

I Sheets-Sheet 1k Filed NOV. 11, 1925 @no1 nud.)

May 1927.

`1,627,282 A. GRAN RECEPTAGLE Filed Nov. 11, L25 2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented May 3, 1927.

ALBERT GRAN, oF (numero, ILLINOIS.

RECEPTACLE.

.nppueaaonmed November 11, 1925.Y seriarnafeszz. e

This invention 'relates to receptacles and more particularly to a waste basket. p

Briefiy stated, an important object of this invention is to` provide a wastebasket consisting of a number of separately formed sides and other parts -which may be assembled without the exercise of unusual skill and which may be separately renewed should the same become dented, worn, orfscratched. A further andequally important lobject of the invention is to provide a wastebasket in which the `material usedlis alread lithographed or otherwise decoratedV s eets so finished being out1 and formed to'suit requirements prior to the assembling of the basket and thereby obviating the'labor and cost of applying a decorative-finish to the basket after it has beenvassembled.

lAnother object ofthe invention vis to vprovide a metallic recepta'clefof the character specified which `iso highly simplified construction, durable in use, and cheap tomanu waste basket Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 2 2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 isa veiticaltransverse sectional view taken on line 3-3 of`Fig.,1 ;V

Fig. 4 is a fragmentaryy plan View illustrating one of the corners ofv the` waste basket, partly in section;

Fig. 5 is a group perspective illustratin one of the'corner membersor caps;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentaryv group perspective illustrating the corner flanges of the sidesl of the metallic receptacle; v

Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 7--7 ofFig. 4;

fFig. 8 is a sectional view. taken on line 8 8 of Fig. 4; i

F ig'. y9 is a detail sectional view taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 3, indicating a preliminary operation;

Fig. 10 is a horizontal sectional viewtaken on linev l0k10 ofFig. 3; Vand y `Fig. 1l is a` fragmentary perspective -of r one ofthe corner postsor'vpedestals andthe attaching means therefor.' v

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lInthe drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration isshown a preferred embodi' ment of the invention, the numerals 5 designate a plurality of more or less similarly formed.I` metallic sides which have already ishing or decorating the basketjafter ithas been put together. r v y Figures 2 and 6 illustrate that the 0edge portions of lthe sides 5 areprovi'ded with L-shaped flanges 6 adapted to bearranged inopposed relation so that the same maybe received in metallic corner strips. 7 of channel shaped formation. The corner strips V7 which are split for their full length arejap' plied-from the lowery ends of the flanges 6 and. will draw the flangestogetherinfthe manner shown in Fig. 2. More'specilically, the longitudinally split corner strips 7 may be -somewhat flattened so that the inner portions of the flanges 6 are* drawn [tightly This exerts a. clamping action upon the meeting` portions of the sides so that 'the corner of the basket isifirm yand rigidialso, by the use of this connection Vdirt is k.prevented from working its The flanges 6 and thetubular corner strips 7 are extended a suitable distance below `the Inaj'or portions of the sides to receivethe shanks of pedestals orfeet lO'and Ufshaped l.spring fasteners 11.

p VEach spring fastener ll 1s arranged aboutv the shank of the pedesv,tal 10 so' as to hold the shank in place within .the 'corners Aof the basket. *The` pedestals may have rounded `floor contact surfaces.

` way-into the space between the L-shaped flanges.

.'Fig. l clearly illustrates that'strengthening and reinforcing split metallic sleeves 14: are positioned on the lower portions vof the Icorner strips`7 so as to holdthe lower portions yof the corner strips firmly in engagement with the flanges timeassist in 'holding *the4 corner pedestals l0 in place. The split'sleeves 14 lalso add to the'attractiveness of the basket. Y

Fi'g.3 illustratesthat the bottom'lG of the basket isprovided with marginal return flanges"18swhich are interlocked with in'- 4wardly-directed return flanges 20 formed fromthelower kends of the sides.

G andatthe same ne v Referring now to Figs. 3 rand 6, it will be seenthat the upper portions of the "sides are flanges 26 which are received in and are conprovided With outwardly directed L-shaped cealed by tubular cap rails27. The rails 27 are split so that the same will slide on the flanges. This feature of the invention 1s clearly illustrated in Fig. 6 wherein itshowsltionally bears on the upper surface of the flange 26 so as to cooperate with the under side of the cap rail in securely holding the cap rail in place. Attention is especially directed to the fact that even' though the cap rails 27 are split longitudinally, noV sharp edges are visibleor are likely to come into contact with the hands of aperson handling the basket. Furthermore, dust or trash is not likely tolodge between the cap rail and any other parts of the basket.

Each corner cap consists of two separate angle or L-shaped bars 30 and 31 adapted to be positioned over the corner strips 7 and received in the terminal portions of the cap rails 27 in the manner shown in Fig; 4.' ,When the angle bars'30 and 31 are extended into the ends of the cap rails 27 they are firmly held yin'pla'ce and a portion of the flange 28 of each Ycap rail 27 may be bentup into each of the notches 33 in the under sides .of the bars 30 soras to prevent accidental displacement of the corner caps. A cushion ing element 36 of rubber or other suitable material may be held at the outer edge of eachl angle bar 31 by means of retaining plates 37 and 38, the plates 37 and 38 being held in place by screw bolts 40 or the like.

As isnoted'the latter pass through a clear- Y ance space between the corners of the angle bars 30 and 31. 'These bars are made in two pieces to provide this space without drilling and also to facilitate bending from cold material, since thisoperation with a bar of double width wouldcause it to break. It will be seen that when the flanges at the edges of theV plates 37 and 38 are forced into gripping engagement with the cushion 36, the cushion will be rmly held in place and will prevent the basket from marring adesk or other object with which it may acciden tally'come in contact.` By the same token the cushioning elements at the cornersof the basket will protect the basket.

lVith reference to the'foregoing descripi tion taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it will vbe seen that the peculiar formation of the novel basket from ready-cut and finished units not only speeds up assembly and production- .of the article, butdoes away with the necessity of decorating and finishing each basket after.. as

structure.

desirable, `as -any part which Vhasbecome marred or dented during or after assembling may beeasily replaced at low cost.

In assembling the basket from a given set oflparts, it is first'seen that these are assembled in unitary groups to reduce the Thus, lthcV labor of the `major assembly. angle bars 30 and 31, cushioning element 36, retaining plates 37 and 38 and screw '40 are grouped into anintegral unit, as indicated in'Fig. 4. Next, the split sleeves 14 are slid if upon the corner strips 7'. VThe rails 27 are now applied to the flanges 26 of the respecf tive sides 5, these of course being separately laid out as yet. Now, taking two of the sides, one section of each angle bar as sembly is fitted into the open ends formed by the flanges `26 and rails 27, as suggested in Fig. 4. The two assemblies so formed are now stood up opposite each other in the position suggested by the design of the basket, and the adjacent assemblies ofthe remainingsides 5 setup to complete the wall enclosure. By'gatheringl the two first-described Vside assemblies, :the projecting sections of the angle bars 30and 31 will become fitted into the cap rails of thev adjoining sides. The angle irons are now locked in the cap-rail assembly `by a suitable tool which forces a portion of the flange 28, of each cap rail into a notch 33 in the underside ofeach bar 33, as 'previously described. d With fthe i righted and thejbottom 1,6 dropped Be fore this is done, however, it must be-.seen

bottom to drop into place without/impediment.v y.A press4 of suitable design is now applied to interlock the flanges y18 and 2() andrrthus make thebottoms rigid and secure. The pedestals 10, springcapped 11, are now driven up the tubular :footing forV the It is noted thatthe cap-'rails 27 have their ends terminate short of vthe corners of vthe basket. It is alsonoted that the angle bars 30 and v31 serve to, prevent longitudinal vms i.

kthat the interlocking flanges 18vand 20 are open, asfindicated in Fig. 9, to permit the Cal movement of the rails 27, this result being attained by the engagement of the struckup portions of the flange 28 of rail 27 in the notches 33 of the angle bar 30. It is also observed that the corner plates 37 carrying the cushioning element 36 conceal the angle-,bars 30 and 431,--that is the intermediate part not enclosed by rails 27,-and forms a very attractive and effective corner construction'.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

l. In a receptacle of the class described, the combination with the side walls, of bead sections slidable along the top edges and constituting the rim of the receptacle, corner pieces having angularly protruding arms, said bead sections havingV sockets for receiving said arms, and each of said arms having notches therein, and each of said sockets having partially severed portions adapted to be struck into said notches whereby to hold said corner pieces and bead sections assembled.

l 2. In a receptacle of the class described,V the combination with the side walls, of bead sections slidable along the top edges and constituting the rim of the receptacle, corner pieces having angularly protruding arms, said bead sections having sockets for receiving said arms, and meansv associated with said sockets andv arms whereby the bead sections and corner pieces will berigidly united and the bead sections will be prevented from pai-taking of a sliding movement vto disengage themselves from the A receptacle.

3. In a receptacle of the class described, means for connecting adjacent sides comprising an angle bar, said sides having socket portions receiving the arms of said angle bar, and means associated with each angle bar arm and its socket for positively holding the same in fixed relation.

4l. In a receptacle of the class described, means for connecting adjacent sides comprising an angle bar, said sides having socket port-ions receiving the arms of said angle bar, means associated with each angle bar arm and its socket for positively holdingv the same in fixed relation, cushioning elements carried by said angle bars, and o posed clamping plates for holding said cus iioning elements in place said clamping plates concealing the exposed portions, ofthe arms of said angle bars. j

5. A receptacle of the character specified comprising a plurality of sides, tubular corner strips connecting the sides, the upper portions of said sides being provided'with laterally projecting flanges, cap rails of ,tubular formation receiving said flanges,

and corner members having angle bars exy tended into said cap rails and held in place jing elements carried by said corner members and projecting beyond the sides of the re-V ceptacleto protect the same.

7 A metallicv receptacle comprising sides, corner strips connecting the sides, angle bars arranged over the corner strips, cushioning` elements associated `with said angle bars, and platescengaging the cushioning elements and holding the same in place, said plates being positioned at opposite sides of said angle bars. v v

8. A metallic receptacle comprising sides, corner strips connecting the sides, angle bars arranged over the corner strips, cushioning elements associated with saidangle bars, plates engaging the cushioning ele-` ments and holding the same in place, said plates being positioned at opposite sides of said angle bars, and cap rails secured to the upper portions of said sides and receiving said angle bars to hold the same-in place.

9. A metallic receptacle comprising a plurality of sides having their upper portions provided -with'laterallyv directed L-shapedV flanges, longitudinally split cap rails receiving said flanges and being provided with inwardly extending edge portions engaging v the' upper sides of 'said flanges, and. corner Vmembers extending into said cap rails and held in place thereby.

l0. A metallic receptacle comprising a plurality of sides having their upper portions providedv With laterally directed L- shaped flanges, longitudinally split cap rails receiving said flanges and beingv provided with inwardly extending edge portions en-y gaging the upper sides of said flanges,

corner members extending into said cap rails c and held in place thereby, and'cushionin'g means carried by said corner members and projecting beyond the sides of said receptacle. v l

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ALBERT GRAN. 

